Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: ALDINE CHAPMAN
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: West Palm Beach, Florida
Filed: Jul. 29, 2016
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, November 17, 2016.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO. 145-6105
ALDINE R. CHAPMAN,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against ALDINE R. CHAPMAN. The Petitioner seeks the appropriate disciplinary
sanction of the Respondent’s educator’s certificate pursuant to sections 1012.315, 1012.795, and
1012.796, Florida Statutes, and pursuant to Rule 6A-10.081, Florida Administrative Code,
Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida, said sanctions
specifically set forth in sections 1012.795(1) and 1012.796(7), Florida Statutes.
The Petitioner alleges:
JURISDICTION
L. The Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Certificate 963361, covering the areas
of Elementary Education, English, Reading, Social Science and Exceptional Student Education
(“ESE”), which is valid through June 30, 2018.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as an ESE Teacher at
John F. Kennedy Middle Schoo! in the Palm Beach County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. On or about April 30, 2013, Respondent and Mitchell Everett, Exceptional
Students Support Staff, were responsible for monitoring and/or supervising a group of students—
including S.J., L.C., and R.F.—during a recreation respite in a school gymnasium during school
hours. While at said gymmasium, Respondent and Mr. Everett failed to appropriately monitor
and/or supervise 5.1., L.C., and R-F., eighth grade, male students. Due to Respondent’s and Mr.
Everett’s failure to monitor $.J., L.C., and RF, the aforementioned students went underneath
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Administrative Complaint
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gymnasium bleachers where they subsequently showed pornography, via an electronic device, to
A.M.—a seventh-grade female student.
The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of section 1012,795(1)(), Florida Statutes,
in that Respondent has violated the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education
Profession prescribed by State Board of Education rules.
RULE VIOLATIONS
COUNT 2: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6A-
10.081(3)(a), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has failed to make reasonable
effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to learning and/or to the student’s mental
health and/or physical health and/or safety.
WHEREFORE, based on the reasons set forth herein and in accordance with the
Explanation of Rights and Election of Rights forms attached to and made a part of this
Administrative Complaint, Petitioner respectfully recommends that the Education Practices
Commission impose an appropriate sanction against the Respondent’s educator’s certificate
pursuant to the authority provided in sections 1012.795(1) and 1012.796(7), Florida Statutes. The
sanctions imposed by the Education Practices Commission may include, but are not limited to,
any one or a combination of the following: issuing the Respondent a written reprimand; placing
the Respondent on probation for any period of time; restricting the Respondent's authorized
scope of practice; assessing the Respondent an administrative fine; directing the Respondent to
enroll in the Recovery Network Program; suspending the Respondent’s educator’s certificate for
a period of time not to exceed five years; revoking the Respondent’s educator's certificate for a
period of time up to 10 years or permanently; determining the Respondent to be ineligible for
certification, or barring the Respondent from reapplying for an educator’s certificate for a period
of time up to 10 years or permanently.
EXECUTED on this _6® day of Now ember 2 2015,
Lob Lerch
PAM STEWART, as_
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 16-004350PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Nov. 17, 2016 |
Transmittal letter from Claudia Llado forwarding Petitioner's Proposed Exhibits to the agency.
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Nov. 17, 2016 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction for Entry of Order of Voluntary Dismissal. CASE CLOSED.
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Nov. 17, 2016 |
CASE STATUS: Hearing Held. |
Nov. 15, 2016 |
Notice of Scheduling Court Reporter filed.
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Nov. 14, 2016 |
Petitioner's Exhibit Booklet filed (exhibits not available for viewing). |
Nov. 10, 2016 |
Petitioner's Notice of Filing of Proposed Exhibits filed.
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Nov. 08, 2016 |
Joint Prehearing Stipulation filed.
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Nov. 04, 2016 |
Respondent's Witness List filed.
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Sep. 15, 2016 |
Respondent's Notice of Serving Answers to Interrogatories filed.
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Sep. 06, 2016 |
Respondent's Response to Petitioner's Request for Admissions filed.
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Sep. 06, 2016 |
Respondent's Response to Petitioner's Request for Production filed.
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Sep. 06, 2016 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for November 17, 2016; 9:00 a.m.; West Palm Beach, FL).
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Sep. 01, 2016 |
Unopposed Motion for Continuance filed.
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Aug. 03, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Aug. 03, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Aug. 03, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Aug. 03, 2016 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Aug. 03, 2016 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for September 26, 2016; 9:00 a.m.; West Palm Beach and Tallahassee, FL).
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Aug. 02, 2016 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jul. 29, 2016 |
Initial Order.
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Jul. 29, 2016 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jul. 29, 2016 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Jul. 29, 2016 |
Agency referral filed.
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